| 2nd. The capitalist (read: businessman) will always seek to reduce production costs per unit, by
whichever way is logically possible. Being 'made in China' doesn't necessarily mean what it used to either, especially considering
those production facilities are following the instructions/schematics of their contracted
agreement from the US company or individual that hired them. 'Chinese' and 'quality' aren't
always negatively correlated. It's not like companies order high quality components to be used
in their parts and the Chinese factory that takes the order is like, "actually, we're going to
change the materials from cast aluminum to play dough so we can save money." That'd be a
world record for bankruptcy. This isn't to say that some businesses won't take a current
design and have it shipped overseas to be produced cheaper, either. Again, any good business
model will seek to increase profit margins--whether we like it or not. The choice is yours, buy from the innovator/craftsman or buy from the businessman. The latter
will always undercut the former because they can produce a single unit for far less than the
innovator plus they have economies of scale working in their favor. Also, the difference in
product quality isn't always so profound (obviously sometimes it is). Market capitalism has been around for a while guys, and so has the rational consumer who will
always look to save a buck.
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